www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Kanye Westhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/kanye-west/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Kanye Westen-usTue, 01 Aug 2017 19:57:40 -0400Kanye West's touring company sues over concert insurancehttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/1/kanye-wests-touring-company-sues-lloyds-of-london/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) - A lawsuit filed Tuesday by representatives of Kanye West claims insurers have failed to pay nearly $10 million for West's canceled Saint Pablo Tour last year.</p> <p>The suit filed by Very Good Touring against several Lloyd's of London syndicates alleges breach of contract and seeks punitive ...Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:57:40 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/1/kanye-wests-touring-company-sues-lloyds-of-london/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKim Kardashian West hiring a surrogate to carry her third child: Reporthttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/21/kim-kardashian-west-hiring-a-surrogate-to-carry-he/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West want to add another addition to the family, but this time with a surrogate mother carrying the child to term, People magazine is <a href="http://people.com/babies/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-hire-surrogate-third-child/" target="_blank">reporting</a>, citing a unnamed source close to couple.</p> <p>The decision was made in light of complications with Ms. Kardashian ...Ken ShepherdWed, 21 Jun 2017 12:53:47 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/21/kim-kardashian-west-hiring-a-surrogate-to-carry-he/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKim Kardashian discusses fame, missteps at Forbes summithttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/13/kim-kardashian-discusses-fame-missteps-at-forbes-s/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - Kim Kardashian West takes her status as a role model seriously, and says part of that is owning up to her past mistakes and not letting online hatred distract her from her goals.</p> <p>The reality show star spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday before taking ...JOHN CARUCCITue, 13 Jun 2017 21:57:07 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/13/kim-kardashian-discusses-fame-missteps-at-forbes-s/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKanye West's Twitter, Instagram accounts go darkhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/6/kanye-wests-twitter-instagram-accounts-go-dark/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Kanye West has apparently deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts.</p> <p>Both accounts went dark sometime Friday, for unknown reasons. A representative for the rapper did not immediately respond to an email asking for comment Saturday.</p> <p>West did not attend the Met Gala on Monday evening. His wife, Kim Kardashian West, ...The Associated PressSat, 06 May 2017 16:01:51 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/6/kanye-wests-twitter-instagram-accounts-go-dark/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKim Kardashian West deletes controversial tweet crediting her bout with flu for weight losshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/19/kim-kardashian-deletes-controversial-tweet-crediti/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Selfie-obsessed reality TV star Kim Kardashian West deleted a tweet after outrage on social media over her allegedly cavalier attitude towards the flu virus, which she credited with helping her lose a few pounds</p> <p>"The flu can be an amazing diet," she wrote, <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kim-kardashian-tweets-losing-weight-flu-angers-twitter-users-995460" target="_blank">according</a> to The Hollywood Reporter.</p> ...Ken ShepherdWed, 19 Apr 2017 15:16:48 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/19/kim-kardashian-deletes-controversial-tweet-crediti/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKanye West shows comfy Yeezy clothes, shoes _ without delayhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/15/kanye-west-puts-out-comfy-yeezy-clothes-_-without-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - Kanye West the rapper did something unusual as Kanye West the fashion designer: He wasted little time Wednesday in unveiling his Yeezy Season 5 collection, including new bulky, thick-soled Boost runners, as he projected models onto a huge four-sided screen in a dark boxy space, then ...LEANNE ITALIEWed, 15 Feb 2017 18:06:33 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/15/kanye-west-puts-out-comfy-yeezy-clothes-_-without-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSThe Latest: Adele sweeps record, album of year Grammy honorshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/12/the-latest-margaret-cho-kicks-off-grammys-with-gro/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Latest on the 59th annual Grammy Awards being presented Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles (all times local):</p> <p>___</p> <p>8:55 p.m.</p> <p>Adele's "25" has won the album of the year Grammy Award, capping a huge night for the singer, who moments earlier had ...Sun, 12 Feb 2017 16:10:03 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/12/the-latest-margaret-cho-kicks-off-grammys-with-gro/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKanye West deletes tweets on Donald Trump, produces Trump dis trackhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/7/kanye-west-deletes-tweets-on-trump-produces-trump-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Kanye West's friendly relationship with President Trump may have been short-lived.</p> <p>A Twitter defense of West's meeting with Trump has been deleted from the rapper's account.</p> <p>After meeting with the then president-elect at Trump Tower on Dec. 13, West explained in a series of tweets that he discussed "multicultural issues" ...Tue, 07 Feb 2017 10:48:25 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/7/kanye-west-deletes-tweets-on-trump-produces-trump-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSWashington U. class focuses on Kanye Westhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/18/washington-u-class-focuses-on-kanye-west/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>ST. LOUIS (AP) - A new course at Washington University in St. Louis is focused on the world of Kanye West.</p> <p>The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2k4YXRZ ) reports that 75 students are registered for "Politics of Kanye West: Black Genius and Sonic Aesthetics," which began this week. There's a waiting ...Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:48:58 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/18/washington-u-class-focuses-on-kanye-west/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKim Kardashian makes long-awaited return to social mediahttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/4/kim-kardashian-makes-long-awaited-return-to-social/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Kim Kardashian has made her long-awaited return to social media, three months after going silent in the wake of being held up and robbed of millions of dollars in jewelry at a Paris hotel.</p> <p>Kardashian posted a picture of her with husband Kanye West and their two children on Instagram ...The Associated PressWed, 04 Jan 2017 07:47:47 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/4/kim-kardashian-makes-long-awaited-return-to-social/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSCharlamagne tha God has book coming next springhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/1/charlamagne-tha-god-has-book-coming-next-spring/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - After interviewing Hillary Clinton, Kanye West and Jay Z, among others, Charlamagne tha God is ready for something really challenging: writing a book.</p> <p>The ever-raw television personality and co-host of the syndicated radio show "The Breakfast Club" has a deal with Simon & Schuster imprint Touchstone ...Tue, 01 Nov 2016 09:01:10 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/1/charlamagne-tha-god-has-book-coming-next-spring/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKanye West mad kids haven't played with Jay Z's daughterhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/20/kanye-west-mad-kids-havent-played-with-jay-zs-daug/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>SEATTLE (AP) - Kanye West is lamenting that his kids have yet to play with the daughter of his friend, mentor and collaborator Jay Z.</p> <p>Fan video from West's show in Seattle on Wednesday night shows the rapper complaining about business disputes with Jay Z before telling the crowd: "Our ...Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:23:36 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/20/kanye-west-mad-kids-havent-played-with-jay-zs-daug/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKanye West resumes touring, appears in Chicagohttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/7/kanye-west-resumes-touring-appears-in-chicago/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>CHICAGO (AP) - Kanye West returned to his tour Friday night after canceling dates earlier in the week when his wife Kim Kardashian West was robbed at gunpoint in Paris.</p> <p>The rapper resumed the Saint Pablo Tour in his hometown of Chicago without mentioning the crime at the show.</p> <p>He ...CARYN ROUSSEAUFri, 07 Oct 2016 23:56:19 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/7/kanye-west-resumes-touring-appears-in-chicago/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFollowing Kim Kardashian West's Paris holdup was her silencehttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/4/following-kim-kardashian-wests-paris-holdup-was-he/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - Something unusual happened after Kim Kardashian West's terrifying encounter with armed robbers in Paris: She went social media silent.</p> <p>At least for a time.</p> <p>So did her sisters, her mom and other insiders who routinely share, share and share their lives away - about themselves and ...LEANNE ITALIETue, 04 Oct 2016 02:26:41 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/4/following-kim-kardashian-wests-paris-holdup-was-he/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKanye West stops NYC concert due to 'family emergency'https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/2/kanye-west-stops-nyc-concert-due-to-family-emergen/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - A music organizer says Kanye West had to abruptly cut short his appearance at a music festival in New York City due to an "emergency."</p> <p>It happened while the hip hop artist was performing at The Meadows Music and Arts Festival at Citi Field in Queens ...Sun, 02 Oct 2016 23:13:21 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/2/kanye-west-stops-nyc-concert-due-to-family-emergen/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKanye West to open 21 'Pablo' pop-up stores worldwidehttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/18/kanye-west-to-open-21-pablo-pop-up-stores-worldwid/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) &mdash; Kanye West fans can buy a taste of "The Life of Pablo" this weekend following the rapper-turned-fashion mogul's announcement of 21 pop-up stores worldwide that will be open just this weekend.</p> <p>West tweeted a map with red dots indicating the stores' locations Wednesday night. Fourteen of ...Thu, 18 Aug 2016 07:56:06 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/18/kanye-west-to-open-21-pablo-pop-up-stores-worldwid/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTaylor Swift defends herself in latest salvo in Kanye battlehttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/18/taylor-swift-defends-herself-in-latest-salvo-in-ka/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) &mdash; It's Taylor vs. Kanye, part 242, with a dash of Kim Kardashian.</p> <p>West's famous wife stirred the pot of beef between Taylor Swift and Kanye West on Sunday, when on Snapchat, she posted video of a phone call between the rapper and pop superstar about his ...Nekesa Mumbi MoodyMon, 18 Jul 2016 01:03:25 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/18/taylor-swift-defends-herself-in-latest-salvo-in-ka/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSJimmy Webb tours songs written for Glen Campbellhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/17/jimmy-webb-tours-songs-written-glen-campbell/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Jimmy Webb is America's greatest living songwriter. In his five-decade-plus career he has been awarded every major award a songwriter can get, including three Grammys. Mr. Webb doesn't just write songs, he crafts musical moments that become cultural touchstones ingrained into our collective consciousness. "Up, Up and Away," "The Highwayman" ...Keith Valcourt — Special to The Washington TimesSun, 17 Apr 2016 11:57:56 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/17/jimmy-webb-tours-songs-written-glen-campbell/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSPhiladelphia Police Department offers Kanye West a job to get out of debthttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/19/philadelphia-police-department-offers-kanye-west-a/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Philadelphia Police Department has publicly offered Kanye West a job in law enforcement after the rap star ranted on Twitter that he's $53 million in debt.</p> <p>"We R hiring,@kanyewest! Starting salary of $47,920; u could be debt-free by the year 3122!" the department <a href="https://twitter.com/PhillyPolice/status/700325266468564992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">tweeted</a> Thursday, linking to ...Jessica ChasmarFri, 19 Feb 2016 16:11:20 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/19/philadelphia-police-department-offers-kanye-west-a/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSKanye West demands 'white publications' stop commenting on 'black music'https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/15/kanye-west-demands-white-publications-stop-comment/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Hiphop star Kanye West is demanding that "white publications" no longer write about "black music," presumably including his own.</p> <p>The mercurial recording artist, also known as the husband of reality-TV star Kim Kardashian, <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/kanyewest/status/699374499414691840">made the demand</a> Monday evening via Twitter.</p> <p>"To Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, New York Times, and any ...Victor MortonMon, 15 Feb 2016 19:05:23 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/15/kanye-west-demands-white-publications-stop-comment/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS